Carbureter.



W. M. GENTLE.

UARBURETER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 1, 1919,

1,083,886. Patented July 30, 1912;

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WILLIAM M. GENTLE, or GREENWOOD, INDIANA.

CARBURETER.

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e the following is a full, clear, and exact deters.

scription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction and operation of carbure- One feature of the invention consists in mounting the air inlet valve and the throttle valve on the same shaft or otherwise so as 4 to be operated by the throttle lever simultaneously and to the same extent. To this end said valves are mounted in the same plane for controlling the inlet and outlet passages which are parallel. Along with the foregoing is an arrangement operated alsoby thethrottle lever to operate the fuel inlet so that said throttle lever simultaneously actuates the air inlet valve, the fuel inlet valve and the throttle valve, and to the same extent. I

. These and the other features of the invention will be understood from the accompanyi-ng drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings F igure 1 is a central ver.-' tical section through the carbureter with the parts in idle position. Fig. 2 is a horizohtalsection on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. F ig.-;3 is averticalsection on the line 33' of Fig. 2. Fig. l is a horizontal section on the line L4 of-Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 7-7 of Fig. l.

In detail, 10 represents a float-chamber being substantially semi-spherical in vertical section, as shown in Fig. 1.

11v is a float which is U-shaped, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.2. It is mounted on the lever '12 fulcrumed on the pin 13' in the extension 14: from the float chamber and actuates the valve 1'5,'which regulates the supply of fuel through the inlet 16.

- The top 20, which closesthe float chamher, is held down in place by an annular threaded ring 21, and itcarries the carbureting chamber 22, which extends down into the float-chamber. The air inlet 23 extends :albove the top 20, and the gas outlet24 likewise extends above the top 20 and is par- Specification of Letters Patent.

being separated by a partition 25.

The shaft 26 extends transi'ersely through the air. inlet 23, partition 25 and gas outlet 24, andcarries two disk-valves 27 and 28, the former being located in the air passage, and the latter in the gas outlet passage and constitutes the throttle valve. These two valves are secured to the shaft 26 so as to be in the same plane and normally close the two passageways. Said shaft is actuated byathe throttle lever 30' secured'on its outer en r A fuel nozzle 31' projects upwardlyin'to the carbureting chamber 22 and preferably under and in vertical alinement with the gas outlet 2-1. It is closed by a needle valve 33, which has guide pins 3l therein, as shown in Fig. 4. The nozzle 31 screws into .place' and valve 33 is loosely pivoted to a allel with the inlet 23, the two'pas s'ageways Patented-July 30.19125 Application filed December 1, 1910. Serial No. 595,137. 1.

through which a pin 37 from the valve projects, as shown'in Fig. 1. The lever 35 lies in the float-chamber belowthe carbureting chamber and is fulcrumed on a pin=38 at one endand at the other end is loosely connected with an internally threaded rod 39. Said rod has a pin 40 in it which-projects loosely into .a slot 41 in the lever 35. The rod 39 screws on another rod l2 which projects upwardly through the top and has a head 43 which is engaged by thehead of the throttle lever. This head is semi-spherical, as shown in Fig. 5, so that-when the throttle lever is moved from the' full-line position in that figure to the dotted-line position, the rod 12 will be dropped, and consequently the lever 35-and the fuel valve- 33. The rod 42 and associated parts are held in, their upper position by the flat-n passing out through the passageway 24 is given. The movement of the lever 35 is stopped by the adjustable screw 45 wh ch extends through it and engages the bottom' of thecaJrburet-ing chamber, as shown'in Fig. 1. 7

At one side of the device a fuel flushing means is shown,,-as appears in Figs.; 2 and. 3. A rod50 is vertically reciprocahle through on the plug 51.

a plug 51 which screws into the top 20 of the float chamber 10, said rod 50 extending down to the float. On an arm 54 from the plug 51 a lever is fulcrumed between its 5 :endsso as to engage'the upper end of the the valve mechanisms and adjustments therefor and the union 21 for securing said top to the float chamber, enables the top,

which carries all of the valve mechanisms, to be adjusted .or turned to any desired position according. to the requirements of the machine in any particular case and it can be secured at any adjustment'by the union 21. Although the fuel 'su ply pi e 16 may have to be in a certain xed re ation, the valve mechanisms and throttle can be turned 'to any position. This is a very great advantage in equipping automobiles and other devices with carbureters.

I claim as my invention: 1. Acarbureter --including a carbureting chamber having an air inlet passageway and a mixture outlet passageway, a fuel inlet passageway, a valve for opening and closing said inlet, an air inlet valve, a throttle valve for the mixture outlet, a shaft extending through the air inlet and mixture outlet passageways on which both of said valves are mounted, a throttle lever secured to said shaft for actuating the same, and means for operating said fuel valve actuated by said throttle lever whereby said two valves will be similarly actuated and all of said valves will'be simultaneously actuated.

2. A earbureter-including a carbureting chamber having a fuel inlet passageway, a valve for opening and closing said inlet, an

air inlet passageway and a-m-ixture outlet passageway parallel with each other, ashaft extending transversely through the walls of said passageways, a throttle lever on the outer end of said shaft, a disk-valve secured to said shaft in the air inlet passageway, a

dislcvalve secured to said shaft in the mixture outlet passageway said disk-valves being in the same plane, means for operating said fuel inlet valve, and means on said throttle lever for actuating said valve operating means. A

3. A carb'ureter including a carbureting chamber provided with an air inlet passageway, a mixture outlet passageway and a fuel inlet nozzle, an air inlet "valve, a mixture outlet valve, a valve for controlling the inletof fuel through said inlet nozzle, a shaft extending through the air inlet and mixture outlet passageway on which the air inlet and mixture outlet valves are secured, a throttle said lever, a throttle lever "havin lever secured on said shaft, and a lever construction mounted independently of said throttle lever and actuated thereby for openof fuel through said inlet nozzle, a shaft ex-,

tending through the air inlet and mixture outlet passageways on which the air inlet and mixture outlet valves are secured, a.

throttle lever secured on said shaft, a lever construction mounted independently of said throttle lever but actuated thereby for open ing said fuel valve'whereby said fuel valve of the throttle lever.

5. A carbureter including a carbureting chamber provided with an air inlet valve mechanism may be operated independently and a mixture outlet valve, 'a fuel inlet nozzle projecting upwardly in said carbureting chamber, a fuel inlet valve extending up: A

wardly in said nozzle, a float chamber sur rounding said carburetingchamber, a lever pivoted at one end to said float chamber and lying within said float chamber, a loose connection between said fuel inlet valve and said lever, a throttle lever having a camshaped head, and adjustable means reciprocable in the top of said float chamber and loosely connected with said fuel inlet valve actuating lever and in position to be engaged and actuated by the cam-shaped head of the throttle lever. Y

6. A carbureter including a carbureting chamber provided with an air inlet valve and a mixture outlet valve, a fuel inlet nozzle projecting upwardly in said carbureting chamber, a fuel inlet valve extending upwardly in said nozzle, a float chamber surrounding said carbureting chamber, a lever pivoted at one end to said float chamber and lying within said float chamber, a loose connection between said fuel inlet valve and a? camshaped head, adjustable means reciprocable in the top of said float chamber and loosely connected with said fuel inlet valve actuatactuate'dlby the cam-shaped head of the throttle lever, anda stop screw in said fuel inlet-valve actuatin lever in position to engage the'bottomp the carburetlng chamin the valve closirigdirection.

7. A carbureter including a carbureting chamber provided with an air inlet valve pivoted at one end to said float chamber and ber fo limitin ,the movement of said lever 4 lying Within said float chamber, a loose connection between said fuel inlet valve and said lever, a throttle lever having a camshaped head, adjustable means reciprocable in the top of said float chamber and loosely connected with said fuel inlet valve actuating lever and in position to be engaged and actuated by the cam-shaped head of the throttle lever, and a spring secured on the top of said float chamber which tends to hold said adjustable means up against the head of the throttle lever. I

8. A carbureter including a carbureting chamber, a fuel inlet nozzle projecting up- Wardly therein, a fuel inlet "alve extending upwardly 1n said nozzle, a float chamber. surrounding sald carbureting chamber, a

of the c arburet-ing chamber fuel inlet at one side thereof, a valve for closing said inlet, a float for actnatiipgsaid valve, a'lever Within said floatfliamber and pivoted at one .end to said float chamber, a loose connection between the fu 'nletvalve said lever, and means for actuating the lever to open the valve into the carbureting chamber to flood said chambers. .7

In witnes's avhereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of the Witnesses herein named.

WILI IAM M. GENTLE. Witnesses: f

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